113 Fun Facts About Jonas Brothers

Which 2017 Dwayne Johnson blockbuster featured Nick Jonas as a pilot nicknamed 'Seaplane'?

Jumanji: his character, Alex, had been stuck inside the game since 1996, and Nick returned for the 2019 sequel, The Next Level.

The Jonas Brothers grew up in which New Jersey town?

Wyckoff: the family later moved to nearby Little Falls, where the brothers wrote the songs for their next album.

Nick Jonas was born in which US state, before the family settled in New Jersey?

Texas: the family left Dallas for New Jersey after his father was offered a job as a church minister there.

Where was Nick Jonas discovered at the age of six, launching the stage career that took him to Broadway?

A barber shop: he was singing there, and the discovery led him to a show-business manager.

Nick Jonas wrote his first single, 'Joy to the World', while appearing in which Broadway musical?

Beauty and the Beast: the song later went to Christian radio as his debut single and caught the attention of Columbia Records.

While working on their debut album in 2005, the Jonas Brothers toured with which American Idol winner?

Kelly Clarkson: the album then slipped several times, delayed by executive changes at Columbia's parent company, Sony.

Which song, written and performed by all three brothers, convinced Columbia Records to sign them as a group?

Please Be Mine: Columbia's new president, Steve Greenberg, had disliked Nick's solo album but loved his singing, and the brothers' song won him over.

What alternative band name did the three Jonas brothers consider before choosing the one they kept?

Sons of Jonas: the band needed a name because Columbia chose to sign Nick's older brothers alongside him.

What was the title of the Jonas Brothers' 2006 debut album?

It's About Time: it peaked at only number 91 on the Billboard 200, and Columbia Records soon dropped the band.

What was the band's first single, released in December 2005?

Its three-part music video reached number four on MTV's Total Request Live in February 2006.

The Jonas Brothers covered "Year 3000" and "What I Go to School For", originally by which British band?

Busted: two decades later, Busted re-recorded "Year 3000" with the Jonas Brothers as guests.

Which Disney Channel reality series followed the Jonas Brothers on tour in 2008?

Living the Dream: it came a year before their scripted series JONAS, which the 2007-08 writers' strike had delayed.

After leaving Columbia, the brothers signed in February 2007 with which Disney-owned label?

Hollywood Records: their popularity then took off through Disney Channel appearances, and their self-titled album reached number five that August.

The brothers made their acting debut in August 2007 on which Disney Channel series?

Hannah Montana: scheduled straight after the High School Musical 2 premiere, the episode drew more than 10 million viewers, a basic-cable record at the time.

In Camp Rock, the Jonas Brothers played a pop trio with what name?

Connect 3: in Camp Rock 3, the band loses its opening act and heads back to camp to find a new one.

Which character did Joe Jonas play in Camp Rock?

Shane Gray: the spoiled pop star is sent off to music camp to clean up his public image.

Camp Rock was shot at real summer camps in which Canadian province?

Filming took place at YMCA Camp Wanakita in Haliburton and Kilcoo Camp in Minden during autumn 2007, and the sequel returned to Ontario in 2009.

Who performs the uncredited rap on "Burnin' Up"?

The band's bodyguard, Robert "Big Rob" Feggans, also performed the rap with them on stage in their 2009 3D concert film.

In the "Burnin' Up" music video, Nick imagines himself as which fictional spy?

Joe plays a Sonny Crockett-style detective and Kevin a kung fu master, with cameos from Selena Gomez, David Carradine, Robert Davi and Danny Trejo.

Camp Rock 3, with the Jonas Brothers reprising their roles, began filming in September 2025 in which city?

Vancouver: the crew filmed in nearby Burnaby's Barnet Marine Park under a secret working title, "Rock the Boat".

At the 51st Grammy Awards, the Jonas Brothers were nominated in which category?

Best New Artist: they lost to Adele, but at the ceremony they sang "Burnin' Up" and "Superstition" with Stevie Wonder.

An opening act on the Jonas Brothers' 2009 world tour was a girl group from which country?

South Korea: Wonder Girls used the tour to break into America, and that October "Nobody" made them the first Korean act on the Billboard Hot 100.

What did the brothers voice in Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian?

"Fly with Me" from their fourth album also played over the film's end credits in May 2009.

The original concept for the Disney series JONAS had the brothers secretly working as what?

Government spies: the 2007-08 writers' strike delayed that J.O.N.A.S. pilot, and the show was reworked into a grounded sitcom following a famous band.

For its second season, the Jonas Brothers' Disney sitcom JONAS was retitled to reflect a move to which city?

Los Angeles: renamed Jonas L.A., the show followed the brothers west, but Disney Channel cancelled it after that second season.

Which song served as the theme for the JONAS TV series?

It debuted as a new studio recording in their 3D concert film before the show premiered.

Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience won the brothers which Golden Raspberry Award?

Worst Actor: the Razzies named all three jointly for playing themselves, and they beat Will Ferrell, Eddie Murphy and John Travolta to it.

In 2010 the Jonas Brothers played a White House concert honoring which Gershwin Prize recipient?

Paul McCartney: President Obama gave him the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song in the East Room, and the brothers sang the Beatles' "Drive My Car".

Kevin met his future wife Danielle while their families were on holiday where in May 2007?

The Bahamas: two years later Kevin proposed on her New Jersey doorstep, right after playing a concert with his brothers.

Married to Jonas, the reality series about Kevin and Danielle, aired on which network?

Produced by Ryan Seacrest, its second season followed the band's doomed 2013 comeback right up to the split.

After the Jonas Brothers split in 2013, what kind of business did Kevin found?

Construction: in 2014 Kevin turned up on The Real Housewives of New Jersey as the contractor building a cast member's new home.

What title did the Jonas Brothers give the album they abandoned in 2013?

V: pronounced "Five" as their fifth studio album, it survived in the capital V of LiVe, a 2013 live album that included some of its songs.

During the Jonas Brothers' first hiatus, Nick toured with a backing group under what name?

The Administration: Nick said he was modeling the side project on Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

What was the title of Joe's 2011 solo debut album?

Fastlife: Joe said his early songs had a Hall & Oates vibe, but the label pushed him to be the next Justin Timberlake.

In January 2015, Kevin was eliminated in the second episode of which celebrity competition series?

The Celebrity Apprentice: he was project manager when his team lost the task, and Donald Trump fired him in the boardroom.

What was the debut single of Joe's band DNCE?

Cake by the Ocean: Joe said their Swedish producers kept confusing "sex on the beach" with "cake by the ocean", and the mix-up became the title.

Which 2014 Nick Jonas single peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100?

Jealous: it reportedly drew on his relationship with then-girlfriend Olivia Culpo, who appears in the video.

Nick joined which television singing competition as a coach for its 18th season in 2020?

He returned for season 20 the following year, having earlier been a guest mentor for Christina Aguilera on season eight.

In 2018 Joe replaced Seal as a coach on the local edition of a TV singing competition in which country?

Australia: he lasted a single season, as Nine brought in Guy Sebastian to take over his chair for 2019.

"Sucker" was the first Hot 100 number one by a boy band since a 2003 hit by which group?

B2K: "Bump, Bump, Bump" with P. Diddy topped the chart in February 2003, and the group had just reunited for a 2019 tour when "Sucker" hit number one.

Who appears alongside the brothers in the "Sucker" music video?

Their partners: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Sophie Turner and Danielle Jonas star, and a corgi cameo nods to the favourite breed of Queen Elizabeth II.

The "Sucker" video was shot at which English stately home, on the estate where Elizabeth I grew up?

Hatfield House: in 1607 James I swapped the palace for Robert Cecil's Theobalds, and Cecil pulled down most of it to build the present house.

Which OneRepublic frontman wrote and produced "Sucker" with the band?

He said the reunion sessions moved so fast that a song would be written in about 90 minutes and demoed by dinner.

The 2019 documentary Chasing Happiness premiered on which streaming service?

Amazon Prime Video: the film recalls how their father was pushed out as pastor by his church, and the family lost its home.

Happiness Begins had the biggest US album debut of 2019 until whose record arrived that August?

Taylor Swift: until her album Lover arrived, Happiness Begins had the year's biggest start, returning the brothers to number one a decade after their last studio album.

Which singer opened shows on the Jonas Brothers' 2019 Happiness Begins Tour alongside Jordan McGraw?

Bebe Rexha: when she flew to Rock in Rio that September, singer Livvia took over three of her opening slots.

Nick and Priyanka Chopra married in December 2018 at a palace in which Indian city?

Jodhpur: at the Umaid Bhawan Palace, Nick's father officiated a Christian ceremony, followed the next day by a Hindu ceremony honoring Priyanka's heritage.

Joe and Sophie Turner held their first wedding ceremony on May 1, 2019 in which city?

Las Vegas: they wed in a chapel after the Billboard Music Awards, and Diplo streamed their vows before an Elvis impersonator on Instagram.

Frankie Jonas voiced Sōsuke in the English dub of which Studio Ghibli film?

Ponyo: he and the actress who played Ponyo recorded an English pop version of the film's theme, heard over the closing credits.

What nickname was attached to youngest brother Frankie during the band's Disney years?

Bonus Jonas: Frankie has called the nickname hurtful, and Joe said he stopped using it after they talked it through.

Kevin and Frankie began co-hosting which ABC guessing-game series in 2022?

The show, in which contestants hide which celebrity they are related to, premiered in July 2022.

Who produced the band's 2023 record The Album and appears as its only guest?

The brothers aimed for a 1970s feel inspired by the Bee Gees, and announced the record from their new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The Jonas Brothers launched their 2023-24 world tour, playing five albums a night, at which stadium?

Yankee Stadium: announced as a one-night-only show on August 12, it added a second night the next day due to demand.

In November 2024 the brothers played the halftime show at which championship game?

The 111th edition of the Canadian Football League final was held in Vancouver.

JonasCon, the fan convention marking the band's 20th anniversary in 2025, was held in which New Jersey town?

East Rutherford: they chose the American Dream mall as a nod to their early days playing malls, when they couldn't sell tickets on their own.

What is the title of the band's seventh studio album, released in August 2025?

It debuted at number six, their eighth top-ten album, and a live companion, Friends from Your Hometown, followed in 2026.

Nick launched a tequila with John Varvatos and Stoli Group in 2019 under what name?

Villa One: the idea grew out of a 2018 trip to Mexico, when Nick and John Varvatos shared tequila with family and friends.

Nick made his West End debut in 2010 playing which role in Les Misérables?

Marius: he had played Gavroche in the same show on Broadway as a child, and he extended his London run when the band's tour schedule changed.

In March 2019 the reunited Jonas Brothers took over which host's late-night show for a week?

James Corden: they promoted their comeback single "Sucker" across the week, including a ride in his Carpool Karaoke segment.

As teenagers on Disney Channel, the brothers drew headlines for wearing what?

Purity rings: Nick later said someone at their church had all the kids in the youth group wear them before they fully understood the commitment.

Which event's NBC coverage featured the Jonas Brothers' 2021 single "Remember This"?

Tokyo Olympics: NBC also premiered an Olympics-themed version of the song in a primetime special starring the brothers.

Before marrying Kevin, Danielle Jonas worked in what profession?

Hairdresser: Danielle has said she didn't know who the Jonas Brothers were when she first met Kevin.

Which fellow Disney star did Nick date from June 2006 to December 2007?

Miley Cyrus: she and all three brothers later co-wrote "Before the Storm", a track on the band's 2009 album.

At the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards, "Sucker" won in which category?

It was nominated in four categories that night and later picked up a Grammy nod for Best Pop Duo/Group Performance.

Which album gave the brothers their first number-one debut on the Billboard 200?

A Little Bit Longer: the whole album went up for streaming on MTV's The Leak about a week before its release.

Which instrument does Kevin mainly play in the Jonas Brothers?

Guitar: Kevin taught himself to play, and he went on to become the band's lead guitarist.

In 2002 Joe appeared in Baz Luhrmann's Broadway production of which opera?

La bohème: Luhrmann moved Puccini's Paris bohemians into the 1950s.

The 2007 song 'Kids of the Future' from Meet the Robinsons spoofed a hit by which singer?

It reworked Wilde's 1981 hit 'Kids in America'; the same day 'I Wanna Be Like You' appeared on Disneymania 5.

In October 2011, while promoting his solo debut, Joe opened European dates for which pop star?

Britney Spears: he first signed on for a single night, her New Jersey concert that August, and announced it on Twitter.

The Jonas Brothers' 2023 single from The Album shares its name with which restaurant chain?

Waffle House: the brothers said they went there after shows growing up, and it became the place they worked through problems.

Which former Disney Channel star joined the Jonas Brothers on stage on opening night of their 2025 anniversary tour?

Demi Lovato: at MetLife Stadium they sang Camp Rock's "This Is Me" and "Wouldn't Change a Thing", and a month later Disney greenlit Camp Rock 3.

Which award did the Jonas Brothers win at the 2008 American Music Awards?

The same season brought their Best New Artist nomination at the 51st Grammys, which went to Adele.

The Jonas Brothers' 2012 reunion tour opened on October 11 at which New York venue?

Radio City Music Hall: they debuted new songs there such as "Wedding Bells", meant for an album they abandoned the following year.

Which DJ live-streamed Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner's surprise 2019 wedding on Instagram without realising it was real?

Diplo broadcast the ceremony to his followers, and Joe joked that the DJ had ruined the wedding. Five months later Diplo made amends by releasing the single Lonely with the band.

Which animated comedy opened its thirteenth season in 2009 with an episode mocking the Jonas Brothers and Disney?

South Park cast Mickey Mouse as the band's foul-mouthed boss in the episode, the show's first broadcast in high definition. Nick said the brothers never watched it but called being included an honor.

In the 2025 film A Very Jonas Christmas Movie, who curses the brothers so that they cannot get home?

Santa Claus, played by Jesse Tyler Ferguson, does not want the band to split, so he strands the trio in Europe until they settle their differences.

Which Disney Channel star makes a cameo in the Jonas Brothers' 2008 Burnin' Up video alongside Danny Trejo?

Selena Gomez shares the clip with screen tough guys David Carradine and Robert Davi. It premiered on Disney Channel straight after the first showing of Camp Rock.

Which Saturday Night Live veteran hosted the 2021 Netflix special Jonas Brothers Family Roast?

Kenan Thompson kept order while the brothers' wives took turns mocking them, joined by Pete Davidson, John Legend and Niall Horan. Netflix billed it as its first family roast.

In the What a Man Gotta Do video, Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra recreate a famous living-room scene from which film?

Risky Business supplied the half-dressed living-room routine that Tom Cruise made famous. Each brother and his wife restage a scene from a different classic film in the clip.

The colorful retro video for the Jonas Brothers' 2019 single Cool is styled after which 1980s TV cop show?

Miami Vice set the look for a clip filmed on Miami Beach by director Anthony Mandler. One reviewer called it a soulful, laid-back alternative to the band's comeback hit Sucker.

Which masked DJ teamed up with the Jonas Brothers on the 2021 single Leave Before You Love Me?

Marshmello joined the brothers to perform the song at the 2021 Billboard Music Awards two days after its release. The video puts all four of them on a subway platform.

Which lifelong condition was Nick Jonas diagnosed with in 2005, aged 13, just as the band was starting out?

Type 1 diabetes has shaped his public work ever since: he wears an insulin pump, and in 2008 he became an ambassador for Bayer to urge young people to manage the condition.

Which Colombian reggaeton star sings a guest verse on the Jonas Brothers' 2020 single X?

Karol G appears dressed in red on a fourth phone screen in the video, beside one screen for each brother. The song also featured in the band's concert film Happiness Continues.

The Jonas Brothers covered the villain's song Poor Unfortunate Souls in 2006 for a reissue of which Disney soundtrack?

The Little Mermaid got a two-disc special-edition soundtrack that year, and the brothers' take on the sea witch's big number came with its own video.

Nick Jonas played which child role from a Charles Dickens story in a New York stage musical in 2000?

Tiny Tim, in A Christmas Carol at Madison Square Garden, came before his Broadway parts as Little Jake and Gavroche, years before the brothers formed a band.

In the Disney Channel sitcom JONAS, the characters played by Kevin, Joe and Nick Jonas share which surname?

Lucas is the family name of the fictional band, whose father Tom acts as its manager. The first season had the brothers chasing a normal life in New Jersey despite being famous.

What was the profession of Kevin Jonas Sr., father of the Jonas Brothers, before the band took off?

A church minister ordained in the Assemblies of God, he is also a songwriter and musician, while the boys' mother Denise taught sign language and sang.

Joe Jonas, the middle member of the Jonas Brothers, was born in the town of Casa Grande in which US state?

Arizona means each of the three bandmates was born in a different state, although all of them grew up together in New Jersey.

Nick Jonas played Nate Kulina, a young mixed martial arts fighter, in which drama series that began in 2014?

Kingdom is set around a gym in Venice, California, run by Nate's father, a retired fighter played by Frank Grillo.

In mid-2008 the Jonas Brothers opened European shows on The Best Damn Tour for which Canadian singer?

Avril Lavigne took the brothers and the band Boys Like Girls around Europe that May and June, around the time Camp Rock first aired.

Which country singer joined most dates of the Jonas Brothers' 2021 Remember This Tour as special guest?

Kelsea Ballerini was named special guest when the tour was announced in May 2021 as 44 dates around the United States; later additions took it to 52 shows.

The time machine in the Jonas Brothers' hit Year 3000 was inspired by the songwriter's obsession with which film?

Back to the Future obsessed the British songwriter who co-wrote the original for his own group, and the lyric even borrows the film's flux capacitor.

Which ballad on the Jonas Brothers' record The Album has a father preparing to one day give his daughter away?

Little Bird draws on the brothers' own lives as fathers of young girls, following a dad from welcoming his daughter into the world to letting her go. One reviewer called it heartwarming.

The lyrics of the Jonas Brothers' 2019 single Cool name-check Game of Thrones and which chart-topping rapper?

Post Malone is who the singer says he feels like on getting home, in a song that also nods to a 1950s screen idol. One critic called it an upbeat jam for the beach.

Nick Jonas called which ballad on the album Happiness Begins his brother Joe's love letter to Sophie Turner?

Hesitate was Joe's contribution, while Nick wrote about his own whirlwind romance with Priyanka Chopra in another track on the record, the synth-heavy slow jam I Believe.

Burnin' Up, the Jonas Brothers' 2008 hit about an instant connection with a girl, was inspired by which star's music?

Prince was a favourite of the brothers, an appreciation Entertainment Weekly called unlikely. The song gave the band a first top-five single in the United States.

Which 2007 Jonas Brothers single about girlfriend trouble did Nick write alone in a hotel room in ten minutes?

S.O.S grew out of a personal experience Nick had at thirteen. Its working title was longer, but everyone kept using the three-letter nickname until it stuck.

Which track on the Jonas Brothers' 2023 record The Album pays homage to Jay-Z, Nelly and Bruce Springsteen?

Americana salutes the brothers' heroes, among them a fellow New Jersey native, and its verses turn to fatherhood, family and marriage.

The Jonas Brothers' 2025 single No Time to Talk borrows the tune and words of a 1977 disco hit by which group?

Bee Gees fans will spot Stayin' Alive woven into both the melody and the lyric. The brothers had named the group as an inspiration on several earlier occasions.

Summer Baby, a track on the Jonas Brothers' 2023 record The Album, began as a country song inspired by which star?

Shania Twain shaped the first version, the brothers said, of a song whose lyric is about not taking yourself too seriously and being proud of who you are.

Which 2008 Jonas Brothers single has a period-romance video inspired by the film The Notebook?

Lovebug is about falling for a girl for the first time, and the brothers wrote it in a hotel room in 15 to 20 minutes while out on tour.

In the What a Man Gotta Do video, Kevin Jonas raises a boombox outside his wife's window in homage to which film?

Say Anything made the raised boombox one of the most enduring scenes in screen romance, first performed by John Cusack in 1989. Danielle Jonas plays the girl at the window.

In the Disney Channel film Camp Rock, Kevin Jonas plays which member of the pop trio fronted by Joe's character?

Jason is the eldest brother in the film's fictional group, a part Kevin went on to play again in two sequels.

What did Kevin and Danielle Jonas publish in 2022, a project they said was motivated by their daughters?

A children's book called There's a Rock Concert in My Bedroom follows Emma, a girl who is excited about taking part in her school's talent show.

Kevin Jonas is in the cast of Beyond All Boundaries, a 4-D film at a New Orleans museum narrated by which star?

Tom Hanks produced as well as narrated the film, which is built from the accounts of Second World War veterans and is shown nowhere else. Kevin speaks the part of one of them, Mike Mervosh.

After two decades of performing only with his brothers, Kevin Jonas made his solo debut in 2025 with which single?

Changing arrived after Kevin admitted that self-doubt had long kept him from singing lead on the band's records. He first played it live in Boston that August.

The app that Kevin Jonas created in 2015, during the band's years apart, was devoted to which subject?

Food was the focus of Yood, one of several ventures Kevin tried after the split. He also went into partnership with the app We Heart It.

After the Jonas Brothers split in 2013, Kevin Jonas became co-CEO of The Blu Market, a firm working with whom?

Social media influencers were The Blu Market's clients: the firm handled their communications and plans, one of several ventures Kevin took on while the band was apart.

Kevin and Danielle Jonas married in December 2009 at which Long Island estate that helped inspire Gatsby's mansion?

Oheka Castle, built by the financier Otto Kahn, is the second-largest private home in the United States. Joe and Nick stood beside Kevin there as joint best men.

Which reggae-pop single, the last song written for Happiness Begins, urges listeners to stop overthinking and move?

Only Human celebrates the instinct for harmless fun, and it was the final song written for the album, after the hitmakers Max Martin and Shellback approached the band.

Danielle Jonas, the wife of Kevin Jonas, founded a company in 2018 that launched with a line of what?

Jewelry was the first product of Danielle Jonas Co., whose debut collection was called Moments. She planned to add silver pieces to a range that began mostly in gold.

Which smooth-jazz saxophonist guests on Coming Home This Christmas, a song from A Very Jonas Christmas Movie?

Kenny G features on one of the seven original Jonas Brothers songs in the 2025 film, which was released on Disney+ and Hulu.

Joe Jonas played the Kraken, a giant sea monster, in the third film of which animated series?

Hotel Transylvania 3 sends its monsters on a cruise, where the sea creature is driven to attack them. Joe also sang over the end credits with the DJ Jonas Blue.